Online Desk: Bangladesh have finally managed to seal a victory and ended the Asia Cup with two points in the Super Four stage. The Tigers defeated India by six runs at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday. The Bangladeshi bowlers held their nerves toward the end and bowled India out for 259 while defending a respectable total of 265 runs.

In the very begining, young fast bowler Tanzim Hasan Sakib came with a deadly spell and made his debut colourful picking up two back-to-back wickets in the very first two overs. Tanzim sent Indian skipper Rohit Sharma back to the pavilion on the second ball of his career with a duck. He became unplayable as he picked up Tilak Varma on his next over when Tilak tried to leave the ball behind. However, another opener Shubman Gill kept moving forward with different partners and made some important partnership targeting to chase the runs down. He hit an incredible knock of 121 off 133, picking his team to so close to the target.

After his departure, all-rounder Axar Patel hold the innings tightly, playing a cameo of 42 off 34. But he had to be sent back to the pavilion by Mustafizur Rahman in 49th over. After that, Bangladesh took full control of the match. Suryakumar Yadav (26) and KL Rahul (19) added some notable runs but that could not enough to overtake the target. Mustafizur Rahman picked up highest three wickets for Bangladesh whereas Tanzim Hasan Sakib and Sheikh Mahedi got two wickets each. Skipper Shakib Al Hasan and Mehidy Hasan Miraz bagged one wicket each.

Earlier, Bangladesh posted a decent total of 265 runs in 50 overs before India, recovering from the early collapse relying on the counterattacking partnership between skipper Shakib Al Hasan and young Towhid Hridoy. Both batsmen crossed their individual fifties while making a 101-run partnership between them where Shakib played a crucial knock of 80 runs from 85 balls and Hridoy 54 from 81 balls. Then Nasum Ahmed and Mahedi Hasan joined the party at the end and added some important runs of 44 and 29 to power the team to set a target of 266 runs. Debutant bowler Tanzim Hasan Sakib played a cameo of 14 off 8 during the time.

Being asked to bat, Bangladesh had fallen under huge pressure losing four wickets on just 59 runs in 14 overs. Young Tanzid Hasan Tamim failed to carry on despite having a positive start, departing on 13 off 12. Liton Das continued holding his failure as he returned for a duck. Anamul Haque Bijoy who was called into the playing XI failed to make use of the opportunity, going back to the pavilion on just 4 off 11. Mehidy Hasan Miraz who was promoted at number 5 was unable to extend the innings as he departed for 13 off 28.

Shardul Thakur struck thrice whereas Mohammad Shami got two wickets for India. Besides, Axar Patel, Prasidh Krishna and Ravindra Jadeja got one wicket each. Earlier, both teams made significant changes to their playing XIs. Bangladesh brought back Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Mahedi Hasan, and Anamul Haque Bijoy; the latter played his last ODI in December last year. Mohammad Naim was rested along with Taskin Ahmed and Hasan Mahmud. Mushfiqur Rahim was also absent from this match, as the wicketkeeper-batsman is currently in Bangladesh with his wife, who recently gave birth to a baby girl. Tanzim Hasan Sakib included in the team, earning his first international cap in the match.

Meanwhile, India made five changes to their XI as Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Mohammad Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav are out. Tilak Varma made his debut, Mohammad Shami, Suryakumar Yadav, and Prasidh Krishna came in. Bangladesh had been ruled out of contest for the final of this Asia Cup after being defeated two successive matches against Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the Super Four. They won only one match in the group stage against Afghanistan. In contrast, India had secured a spot in the final, where they will face Sri Lanka on Sunday.

Bangladesh (Playing XI): Litton Das(w), Tanzid Hasan, Anamul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman.

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul(w), Ishan Kishan, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Prasidh Krishna.